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DEC003-030500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1002 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK



* UNTIL 100 AM EDT



* AT 1000 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE CONVERGING OVER

  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY. TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN

  OVER THE RED CLAY CREEK BASIN OVER THE PAST HOUR AND ADDITIONAL

  HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELSMERE AND

  BELLEFONTE. PLEASE ALSO BE WARY ALONG THE RED CLAY CREEK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3941 7577 3951 7556 3982 7548 3973 7576



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